Does anybody know these DVD players?
09-14-00, 09:17 PM
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quote:<HR>Originally posted by YY:
How about the Samwin DVD player? It says that it has built in all region.<HR>
Maybe I am behind on things....but I have never heard of this name!!!!!
09-15-00, 07:59 PM
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Haha, image is everything. Whould you buy a DVD player from Samlose?
Actually, I did a little research. Samwin is a manufacturer in China just like Apex. However, I could not find any reviews on this machine.
Actually, I did a little research. Samwin is a manufacturer in China just like Apex. However, I could not find any reviews on this machine.
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DVD is still a pretty new industry, unlike VHS or personal computers. At this time even major manufacturers can make a few lemons (i.e. Panasonic) - BUT at least you have the backing of a major company if/when things wrong.
Going w/knock-off, no-name brands at the stage is very risky. IMO, MORE likely to fail or have problems. Less likley to have customer support or quality performance.
I found the Apex player to be unreliable: about 1 out of 4 disks had problems like locking up, skips, or no play - especially the newer releases w/lot's of menus. The picture quality was not that much better than that from a VCR, much worse than the budget models from Sony, Pioneer, or Toshiba. In spite of it's MP-3 and loophole capabilities, it just wasn't worth it for my family. I made my son sell his unit after he ask me for the nth time to help him w/his player.
Now you are talking about getting a no-name copy-cat model of the APEX!
Good luck getting a software upgrade for that thing...
Going w/knock-off, no-name brands at the stage is very risky. IMO, MORE likely to fail or have problems. Less likley to have customer support or quality performance.
I found the Apex player to be unreliable: about 1 out of 4 disks had problems like locking up, skips, or no play - especially the newer releases w/lot's of menus. The picture quality was not that much better than that from a VCR, much worse than the budget models from Sony, Pioneer, or Toshiba. In spite of it's MP-3 and loophole capabilities, it just wasn't worth it for my family. I made my son sell his unit after he ask me for the nth time to help him w/his player.
Now you are talking about getting a no-name copy-cat model of the APEX!
Good luck getting a software upgrade for that thing...
